Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, the matrix below shows Thailand's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Thailand

Year: 2009(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD745(13)[4]564(8)[2]403(3)[2]290(2)[2]189(1)[1]112[1]54[1]
>= 50 mln USD181(9)[4]142(5)[2]110(2)[2]82(1)[2]58[1]41[1]20[1]
>= 100 mln USD79(5)[3]63(3)[2]51(2)[2]40(1)[2]26[1]22[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD39(5)[2]32(3)[1]24(2)[1]20(1)[1]12[1]11[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD13(1)[2]9[1]7[1]6[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)200975.86%31,597,478
2Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707200961.94%245,306,322
3Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200953.45%314,396,244
4Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200946.61%53,164,022
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200945.80%44,716,797
6United Arab Emirates230649Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza)200942.72%32,605,025
7Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200941.68%382,421,159
8Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200940.21%63,353,435
9Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200939.46%90,858,505
10Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200939.25%294,325,985
11Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200933.55%38,323,086
12United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200933.22%6,315,213,000
13Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200930.91%77,428,003

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.